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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Summer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Aunt Hespa's song, what is the dress the young woman wanted to make her dress out of?
(a) Spun cotton.
(b) Sprigged calico.
(c) Cashmere.
(d) Silk.

2. What is the name of the place where Marguerite and her grandmother end up after they run out of money?
(a) Jail.
(b) Hospice.
(c) Poor Farm.
(d) Orphanage.

3. Who says the young man in Aunt Hespa's song was wrong to leave his lover?
(a) Seth Jordan.
(b) Joel Sargent.
(c) Ethan Jordan.
(d) Ira Sargent.

4. What do the children eat with their bread that makes Dolly worry about their cleanliness?
(a) Jam.
(b) Honey.
(c) Molasses.
(d) Dried fruit.

5. Why does Marguerite only use French when she is alone?
(a) The Sargents do not approve of her use of the foreign tongue.
(b) She wants to surprise the Sargents by teaching the language to the children.
(c) The Sargents cannot understand, therefore she is trying to be polite.
(d) She wants to keep it private, only for herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much older than Marguerite is Caleb?

2. What does Marguerite wear on a cord around her neck?

3. What animal do the children find at Falmouth and decide to adopt?

4. Off of what island is it said is the best fishing in Penobscot Bay?

5. Who is Jerusha?

(see the answer key)

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